The Conference "Crimea 2002" will be held under the aegis of IFLA

The year 2002 topic: Electronic Resources and the Social Role of Libraries in the Future

Main venue: Sudak
Guest sessions: Alushta, Belogorsk, Feodosia, Kerch, Koktebel, and Stary Krym

Main organizer of the Conference:
- Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia

Co-organizers of the Conference:
- Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
- Ministry of Culture and Arts of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
- Ministry of Culture of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine
- Russian State Library, Moscow, Russia
- M.I. Rudomino All-Russian State Library for Foreign Literature, Moscow, Russia
- International Association of Users and Developers of Electronic Libraries and New Information
Technologies, Moscow, Russia
- Open Society Institute - Russia (Soros Foundation), Moscow, Russia
- International Library, Information, and Analytical Center, Washington, D.C., USA
- V.I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
- Sci-Tech Library of "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" Ukrainian National Technical University,
Kyiv, Ukraine
- International Renaissance Foundation, Kyiv, Ukraine
- The British Council in Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

Local co-organizers
- I. Franko Republican Universal Scientific Library, Simferopol,
Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine
- I. Gasprinsky Republican Crimean Tatar Library, Simferopol, Autonomous Republic of
Crimea, Ukraine
- "Biont" and "Laspi" Companies, Yevpatoria, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine
- "Sudak" Tourist and Health Center, Sudak, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine

The participation of sponsors and other co-organizers is invited.

The Ninth International Conference will be held in Sudak and in other
famous Crimean towns: Alushta, Belogorsk, Feodosia, Kerch, Koktebel,
and Stary Krym. Sudak is one of the most beautiful and tranquil locales
on the Crimean Black Sea coast. The history of Sudak dates to antiquity.
It is a small Crimean town of unfailing charm, surrounded by fantastic
mountains crowned with picturesque ruins of the medieval Genoese fortress.
The Conference venue, "Sudak" Tourist and Health Center, is a complex
of twenty modern buildings in a garden setting.
The adjacent beach, some two kilometers long, might well be the best in
the Crimea. The beach, restaurants, cafes and shops are located on the
territory of Sudak Tourist and Health Center.
Other Crimean towns that will welcome the participants in "Crimea 2002"
Conference are also famous and popular outside of the Crimea.

During the "Crimea 2002", the "Sudak" Tourist and Health Center will
accommodate only the participants in the Conference. The best conference
rooms in Alushta, Belogorsk, Feodosia, Kerch, Koktebel, and Stary Krym
will be placed at guest and satellite events disposal.
Discover new picturesque places of the Crimea!

TOPICS
The following topics for presentations and discussions at sections,
round tables, workshops and other events are envisaged:

- Worldwide Information Infrastructure and Interlibrary Cooperation
in the Information Society
- Development and Preservation of Library Collections. Cooperation of
Libraries, Publishers and Book Market.
- Online Technologies, CD-ROM, Electronic Publications and the Internet
in Libraries
- Digital Libraries
- Automated Library Systems and Technologies
- Information Support of Education and Information Society
- Corporate Library and Information Systems
- Information and Linguistic Support of Library and Information Systems.
Bibliographic Formats. Metadata
- Library Staff, Profession and Education
- Development of Library Collections in National Languages
- Libraries, Municipal Information and Regional Studies
- Library and Information Services for the Disadvantaged
- Libraries, Museums, and Archives in the Global Information and
Cultural Environment
- Ethics and Security of Electronic Information
- Environmental Protection Information and the Role of Libraries
- History and Theory of Library Science
- Legal Information and Official Publications
- Libraries and Business in the Modern Information Environment
- Management of Library Associations

A series of satellite events is also envisaged including annual
conferences of library associations and professional groups.
The list of sections, round tables, workshops and additional
events will be continuously updated and will be finalized by
the Program Committee in April 2002.

CALL FOR PAPERS
The Organizing Committee seeks original research and application-oriented
papers, not previously presented elsewhere, which make new contribution
to the topics listed above. You are invited to submit an abstract of
your proposed paper for consideration by the Conference Program
Committee in the electronic form.

The following guidelines should be observed in the preparation and
submission of your papers:

1. The abstract should be a precis of your paper and should not exceed
0.5-0.7 A4 page in length.
2. The heading should include the title of your paper, followed by
the names and affiliations of the author(s) and the name and address,
FAX number and email address of the author who will present the paper
at the Conference.
3. The deadline for the receipt of abstracts is March 15, 2002.
4. Abstracts for papers to be written and presented in the English
language should be sent to Dr. Lester J. Pourciau, Deputy Chair,
International Organizing Committee, e-mail: Pourciau@memphis.edu
or pourciau@alumni.indiana.edu
Abstracts for papers to be written and presented in the Russian
or Ukrainian languages should be sent to Dr. Yakov Shraiberg, Chair,
International Organizing Committee, and First Deputy Director,
Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology,
e-mail: shra@gpntb.ru
5. Upon acceptance of your paper proposal you will get a confirmation
by the Conference Program Committee.
6. Full texts of accepted paper should be submitted in the electronic
form to kmk@gpntb.ru in MS Word or text format. Full text shouldn't
exceed 6 A4 pages.
7. The deadline for the receipt of papers is April 15, 2002.
Short CV of the author is recommended.

Plenary and guest speakers' papers are up to 30 minutes. Sections' and
workshops' papers are up to 20 minutes. Communications are up to 10
minutes. Poster paper: 10 copies (to be provided by the speaker).

CONFERENCE LANGUAGES: ENGLISH, RUSSIAN, and UKRAINIAN.
Simultaneous interpretation will be provided at the Conference.

REGISTRATION
Conference registration fee is $200 for a full participant and
$100 for an accompanying person.
The registration fee covers:
- participation in the Conference and a free ticket to the Vendor Exhibits
- collection of Conference proceedings and information materials
- social and cultural events including a one-day tour, a concert,
and Conference receptions
- Simferopol - Sudak - Simferopol bus transfer on the dates of arrival
(June 8 and 9) and departure (June 15 and 16)
- transportation for guest events to other towns of Crimea
- organizational expenses for visa support in Moscow and Kyiv.

Each participant may register up to 2 accompanying persons.

ACCOMMODATION
The accommodation fee (three meals a day included) is fixed and covers
the whole stay from noon June 8 through noon June 16, 2002 irrespective
of the actual dates of arrival and departure within this period:

two-room apartment (prices per person)
single $ 950
double $ 550
 one-room apartment (prices per person)
single $ 750
double $ 425

Room features: private bathroom, TV, refrigerator, telephone.
Daily rates are possible upon the Organizing Committee authorization.

EXHIBITION
The Vendor Exhibits will be opened during the Conference to present
information products, services, automated systems, software packages,
CD-ROM products, books, journals, and other publications.
Companies' presentations may be arranged on a preliminary request.

Exhibition fee (stand rental) covers a table, 2 chairs, partitions,
and a power socket:
2.5 m x 2 m (standard) $300
5 m x 2 m (extended) $500
Computers, other equipment and furniture rental are available
on a preliminary request.

E-mail, fax and the Internet service will be provided on a charged
basis by the Conference service center.

PRIVILEGES AND DISCOUNTS
Participants in several previous Crimean conferences are eligible
for registration discounts. Please contact the Organizing Committee.
Sections' chairpersons and the Crimean Club members elected by the
Conference Organizing Committee will be entitled to a free
conference registration.

You are kindly requested to complete the registration form and send it
by fax or e-mail or register online no later than 15 April, 2002.

Advance registration and payment for registration and accommodation
will result in a 10% discount before December 1, 2001.

LATE PAYMENT PENALTY
Accommodation and registration fees, stand rental payments received
after April 15 will be:
Before May 15, 2002 - 110%
Before June 8, 2002 - 120%

IMPORTANT DATES
Submission deadline March 15, 2002
Delivery of full papers April 15, 2002
Penalty-free registration April 15, 2002
CRIMEA-2002 International Conference June 8-16, 2002

Arrival dates are June 8 and 9, 2002.
Departure dates are June 15 and 16, 2002.
Professional program: June 10-14
Please note that cancellations made after May 8 will result in no refund.

ATTENTION!
The Conference additional services: pre- and post-conference stay
and tour program at "Sudak" Tourist and Health Center (May 25-June 7
or June 16-30). Special conference discount is available.

The Organizing Committee will render assistance in booking travel tickets
within Russia and Ukraine.

YOU ARE WELCOME TO THE WONDERFUL LAND OF CRIMEA AND THE BLACK
SEA!